Dr Goodall joked he should’t have ‘too many’, to which he assured her ‘two, maximum’, before the pair went on to talk about other social issues.

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In the interview he spoke frankly about racism in the UK and how ‘unconscious bias’ is often passed down from generation to generation.

He said people need to understand where their prejudices come from in order to tackle racial discrimination.

The interview will appear in Vogue’s September issue, which was edited by his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.

As guest editor for next month’s edition, Meghan chose 15 women she branded ‘trailblazers’ and ‘forces for change’ in society.

Baby Archie Harrison should only be expecting one sibling (Picture: REX/Shutterstock)

They included British model Adwoa Aboah and New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Arder.

The Duchess chose women who have championed causes from transgender rights to body positivity to feature in the magazine.

The former actress had initially been asked to appear on the cover herself but refused as she thought it would appear too ‘boastful’.

In a statement she said: ‘Through this lens I hope you’ll feel the strength of the collective in the diverse selection of women chosen for the cover as well as the team of support I called upon within the issue to help bring this to light.

‘I hope readers feel as inspired as I do, by the forces for change they’ll find within these pages.’

Meghan’s collaboration with Vogue represents a bold move for the 100-year-old magazine, which considers the September issue to be the most important edition of the year.

The Duchess has battled negative comments about her race since she was first thrown into the spotlight following her engagement to Harry in 2017.

Speaking about unconscious bias, her husband told Dr Goodall: ‘Despite the fact that if you go up to someone and say ‘what you’ve just said, or the way you’ve behaved, is racist’ – they’ll turn around and say, “I’m not a racist”.

‘I’m not saying you’re a racist, I’m just saying that your unconscious bias is proving that because of the way that you’ve been brought up, the environment you’ve been brought up in, suggests that you have this point of view – unconscious point of view – where naturally you will look at someone in a different way.’